Trio for Blunt Instruments is a 1964 collection of three Nero Wolfe novellas by Rex Stout. I'm enjoying these and plan on reading all of the Nero Wolfe books.
from the back of the book:
Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe
A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America's great mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe and entertained -and puzzled- millions of mystery fans around the world. Now with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.
Trouble Comes in Threes
If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever admit to an Achilles' heel -which they wouldn't- it would be a weakness for damsels in distress. In these three charming chillers the duo answer the call of helpless heroines with nothing to lose -except their lives.
First a beautiful young Aphrodite comes to Nero looking for a hero -and the answer to the mystery of her father's death.... Then an old flame of Archie's reignites with a plan that may corner him into a lifetime commitment -behind bars.... And finally a detective's work is never done, as a hot tip leads the team into the sizzling center of a sexy scandal that could leave them cold -dead cold.
The stories included:
- Kill Now-Pay Later
- Murder is Corny (which has been adapted for television)
- Blood Will Tell
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I so well remember the Rex Stout crime fictions I sold as a young bookseller. In Austria /Germany/Switzerland they were in a yellow paperback edition at Ullstein( A german publisher)and they sold like fresh bread as I was a young girl! But I never read one - shame on me.
ReplyDeleteThe older I get the more I love crime fiction! I should give Rex Stout a chane now...maybe!
Happy weekend!
They can be hard to find now, not as popular as they used to be. To be fair, they are quite dated at times, but I don't mind that.
DeleteI never read these mystery books. I've read some of the Agatha Christie mysteries. But for some reason, now that I'm older, I don't find myself reading books much anymore. (I don't know why.) Lately I've been watching episodes of the old TV show Columbo online. (I have a link to them on my blog.) I also wanted to let you know that because of your comment about my cemetery photos, it made me go back and look at older photos I had taken there, and I realized (discovered) they have straightened the skull and cross bones gravestone! It used to be in the ground at an angle (probably due to frost heaves over the years) but now it is straight and level. I think that must be what they are doing: digging up the gravestones (that are crooked) and putting them back in straight and level. Some of the gravestones date back to the late 1700s, and the Connecticut Winters (followed by Spring thaws) can be rough on the ground over time. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteWe have the complete Columbo on DVD lol! He's so much fun to watch. It's hard to keep up old cemeteries if they're small/private, no longer used, and not associated with an active congregation. We've had some neighborhood groups adopt some and take on the upkeep. They can make pleasant green spaces in neighborhoods.
DeleteOh wow. I really LOVE Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. This is a book I will definitely look for at my library. Three damsels in distress? What could be better.
ReplyDeleteThey are a lark, and the shorter non-novel stories are a good break from longer books.
DeleteI need more time or less work.
ReplyDeleteYeah, not working has disadvantages, but I'm getting used to it ;) Watching the Timothy Hutton adaptations takes less time, and honestly they're at least as good as the books and sometimes better.
DeleteI know you like his stories. He's still on need to read list. Happy weekend-or just about. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy him. My son got me started :) I borrow his books.
DeleteI used to love these books and the TV films. They are really worth reading again. Valerie
ReplyDeleteWe re-watch the Timothy Hutton series every so often. It never gets old :)
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